3D-printed protected face shields for health care workers in Covid-19 pandemic.

Am J Infect Control

Innovative Dental Materials and Interfaces Research Unit (UR 4462), Faculty of Health, University of Paris, University of Sorbonne Paris Nord, Paris, France; Department of Dental and Oral Medicine, Henri Mondor Hospital (AP-HP), Créteil, France. Electronic address:

Published: March 2021

The coronavirus pandemic resulted in a shortage of protective equipment. To meet the request of eye-protecting devices, an interdisciplinary consortium involving practitioners, researchers, engineers and technicians developed and manufactured thousands of inexpensive 3D-printed face shields, inside hospital setting. This action leads to the concept of "concurrent, agile, and rapid engineering".

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7417271PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.08.005DOI Listing

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